Chapter 238: Heading for the Traps (1/2)
Translator: Madesmoiselle V.
Upon seeing Ouyang Shaochen and Murong Xue step inside, General Zhang put the map back on the table before cupping his hands to show his respect. “Prince Ouyang, Miss Murong, your tents are ready, and are just next to mine...”
“Thank you very much, General Zhang,” Ouyang Shaochen said calmly.
“It’s my pleasure!” General Zhang smiled. Red marks on the map on the desk implied his anxiety and confusion.
“Are you in trouble, General?” Murong Xue winked.
“It’s not that serious. We have stayed here for several days, and the army is still not able to progress any further...” General Zhang sighed, his eyebrows knitted. Though the military situation was the top secret, it had already been well-known to the 300,000 soldiers outside the tent. Therefore, there was no need to hide it from them.
Something skimmed across Murong Xue’s mind fleetingly, which was too quick for her to grasp. “What happened?”
“After the general of the Nan Jiang army passed away, the emperor appointed his son, prince Gong Qianyu, as the troop leader. Adept at martial arts and deployment, he made full use of the terrain of Mingzhou and blocked our army out of the city...” General Zhang said in a low-pitched voice, his sharp eyes flickering with sullenness.
During the war before, the Qing Yan army used to be in serious trouble, but the problem could always be solved smoothly. However, the traps set by the crown prince of Nanjiang are too mysterious and strange to break through, not to mention marching forward...
If they could not get past the traps, it would be impossible to conquer Mingzhou even in the next year...
Murong Xue remembered Gong Qianyu’s clear eyes sparkling with strange light. As the leader of the Nanjiang army, that innocent guy wasn’t only a top practitioner in martial arts, but also a talent in deployment. Obstructing 300,000 Qing Yan soldiers all by himself, how unimaginable...
“General, what about kidnapping several Nanjiang soldiers and interrogate them under torture?” One of the deputies suggested.
General Zhang shook his head. “The traps were set by Gong Qianyu. The soldiers may not know how to get past them...”
“What should we do...”
General Zhang and his deputies discussed heatedly about the available strategy.
Not interested in the war, Murong Xue kept silent. She looked around, but there was no sign of even one familiar figure nearby. “General Zhang, where is my elder brother?” She couldn’t help asking.
“He is on patrol with groups of soldiers, and will return after two hours...” General Zhang answered expressionlessly.
Murong Xue nodded. Since she would live here tonight, it would be okay to meet Murong Ye later.
“General Zhang, there’s an emergency...” A scream resounded in the air. A soldier lifted the curtain before rushing inside, out of breath.
“What happened? Why are you in panic?” General Zhang glared at him with a frown.
“It’s the guards...They are in trouble...” The soldier took a long breath before saying in a hurry, “The guards noticed several suspects during the patrol and decided to catch them, but they were trapped in the net...”